Friday

March 6, 2026 Vol 122

Houghton STAR

The student newspaper of Houghton University since 1909.

Don’t Let Today’s Political Climate Make You Go Extremist

Updated 3:16 p.m. EDT, 8 October 2025 Picture this: you wake up in the morning, look on X to do…

Finney Portrait Unveiling

By ELIZABETH CARPENTER ’27Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 3 Oct 2025 This Saturday at 10:30 a.m., a portrait of Constance “Connie” Finney…

Fearless Award Recipent

By: WESLEY STEVICK ’28Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 3 Oct 2025 This Saturday, Houghton University (HU) graduate, Derrick Tennant ‘93, will…

SPOT Fall 2025

By: LIAM GILROY ’29Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 3 Oct 2025 Homecoming is here, which means that this year’s SPOT, sponsored…

Project Hail Mary Book Review

DOMINIC LARSON ’27Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 26 September 2025 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (2021) spoiler-free review  Thrilling high…

Gilette Gets a Glow-Up!

By AVIERY SHUCK ’26Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 26 Sept. 2025 Houghton University (HU) is embarking on new renovations and upgrades.…

Israel Accused of Genocide

By SYDNEY ARNOLD ’26Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 26 Sept. 2025 On Sept. 16, 2025, the United Nations’ Independent International Commission…

Tanya Perkins

By Kate Ulrich ’29Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 26 Sept. 2025 At the beginning of the 2025-2026 academic year, Houghton University…

Why Hating Taylor Swift is Misogynistic

Updated 12:05 a.m. EDT, 20 March 2025 During the 2024 Golden Globes, comedian Jo Kody made a joke about Taylor…

Tariffs on Trial

By MAKAYLA JOHNSON ’27Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 19 Sept 2025 After lower courts ruled President Donald Trump’s tariffs illegal, the…